ABOUT USWe’re the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, headquartered in Belgium. We are the way the world moves value – across borders, through cities and overseas. No other organisation can address the scale, precision, pace and trust that this demands, and we’re proud to support the global economy. We’re unique too. We were established to find a better way for the global financial community to move value – a reliable, safe and secure approach that the community can trust, completely. We’re always striving to be better and are constantly evolving in an ever-changing landscape, without undermining that trust. Five decades on, our vibrant community reflects the complexity and diversity of the financial ecosystem. We innovate diligently, test exhaustively, then implement fast. In a connected and exciting era, our mission has never been more relevant. Swift now has a presence in 200+ countries and legal territories to serve a community of more than 12,000 banks and financial institutions. Swift is unable to sponsor an employment authorization for this position now or in the future.This role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and improving automation, tooling, integrations, and operational capabilities that support reliable infrastructure services. The ideal candidate has a foundation in software development, scripting, Linux, APIs, CI/CD, troubleshooting, and DevOps practices, with an interest in building practical tools that improve service delivery, monitoring, reporting, and operational efficiency. Prior storage experience, including object storage, SAN, Cloudian HyperStore, or related storage technologies, is helpful but not required. You will work as part of the Storage squad within the Platform Tribe, collaborating with senior engineers, application teams, security, and operations teams to build automation and tooling that supports reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure services. This role is well suited for someone who enjoys coding, problem solving, improving manual processes, and learning enterprise infrastructure through development-focused work.About the teamThe Storage squad is part of the Platform Tribe. Our squad delivers and operates VMware and storage infrastructure for Swift critical applications, with a strong focus on automation, tooling, integrations, and operational efficiency.As part of our commitment to Agile principles, we have embraced the Scrum framework to enhance productivity transparency, and adaptability in our activities. We value iterative and incremental development, which allows us to deliver value to our stakeholders while improving our processes.Our internal processes are highly automated and focus on security, scalability, and operability.What to Expect:In this role you will: Develop and maintain scripts, utilities, and automation workflows that reduce manual effort and improve infrastructure service deliveryBuild and enhance internal tools, dashboards, reports, and self-service capabilities to support operations, monitoring, provisioning and incident responseWork with senior engineers to understand infrastructure platforms and translate operational needs into practical automation and tooling solutionsCreate integrations using APIs, command-line tools, web services and automation interfaces to improve administration and service deliveryContribute to CI/CD pipelines, source control practices, testing, code reviews and deployment processes for automation and internal toolingHelp troubleshoot issues across automation workflows, Linux systems, APIs, networking, DNS, monitoring and related infrastructure servicesAutomate routine operational tasks such as provisioning, health checks, reporting, validation, maintenance and compliance evidence collectionDevelop reusable code, templates, playbooks, or modules that support repeatable and consistent infrastructure operationsSupport monitoring and observability improvements by contributing to alerts, metrics, log collection, dashboards and reporting automationCollaborate with infrastructure, application, security and operations teams to understand requirements and deliver automation that improves reliability, security and operational efficiencyApply secure coding and operational practices, including access control, secrets handling, auditability, error handling and documentationCreate and maintain technical documentation, developer notes, standard operating procedures and runbooks for automation, tools and platform supportParticipate in production support and on-call activities, using development and troubleshooting skills to assist with service restoration and incident follow-upIdentify manual or repetitive operational activities and propose automation, workflow or tooling improvementsParticipate in incident response, root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives by improving automation, observability and operational toolingWhat will make you successful:We are seeking professionals with:Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related fieldEquivalent hands-on development, scripting, automation or infrastructure tooling experience will also be consideredFoundational software development or scripting experience using Python, Bash, PowerShell, Go, JavaScript or a similar language. preferably 3-6 years of experienceBasic understanding of Linux, networking, DNS, APIs and infrastructure support conceptsExperience creating scripts, automation workflows or small tools to solve operational or technical problemsFamiliarity with Git, source control practices, CI/CD concepts, testing and code review processesAbility to read documentation, understand requirements and translate operational needs into clear technical solutionsStrong problem-solving skills, attention to detail and willingness to learn infrastructure platforms through development-focused workGood written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation, status updates and operational reportingInterest in improving operational efficiency through automation, tooling, integration and continuous improvementPreferred Qualifications:Exposure to Cloudian HyperStore or another enterprise object storage platformFamiliarity with S3-compatible storage concepts, including buckets, policies, replication, lifecycle management and access controlExposure to enterprise block storage, SAN fabrics, Brocade switches, HDS, HPE XP or similar storage platformsExperience with infrastructure automation and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps or similar platformsExperience developing REST API integrations, command-line tools, internal web tools, dashboards or reporting automationFamiliarity with containers, Kubernetes, configuration management, observability platforms or infrastructure-as-code practicesKnowledge of secure development practices, secrets management, auditability, compliance evidence collection and operational controlsExposure to multi-site or multi-region storage deployments and disaster recovery conceptsExperience creating internal admin tools, reporting dashboards, operational scripts, or automation frameworks to improve platform supportPython, Linux, DevOps, cloud, automation, or CI/CD certificationsCloudian Certified Administrator (CCA), Cloudian Certified Engineer (CCE) or storage-related certificationsThe estimated salary range for a new hire in this position in Virginia is $101,303.00 USD Annual MINIMUM to $188,135.00 USD Annual MAXIMUM. Salary may vary depending on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. Our compensation packages include a competitive base salary and bonus opportunity for all employee’s contingent on personal and company performance. Our generous benefits program includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance with no premium costs for our employees and their families, and retirement plan plus matching 401k.What we offerWe give you the freedom to be yourself. We are creating an environment of unique individuals – like you – with different perspectives on the financial industry and the world. A diverse and inclusive environment in which everyone’s voice counts and where you can reach your full potential. We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require a reasonable accommodation related to accessibility during your application or interview, please contact
[email protected] or indicate this in your application.Please note that this mailbox is not monitored for general recruitment enquiries and should only be used for accessibility or accommodation-related requests (for example related to vision, hearing or neurodiversity).All requests are confidential and will not affect your candidacy.Don’t meet every single requirement? At Swift, we are dedicated to building a workplace where people can bring their full selves and ideas to the team, so if you are excited about this role, we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every single qualification.SummaryLocation: Manassas, United States; Culpeper, United StatesType: Full time
